Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Find Out If Your Facility's MDS Process Needs Revamping Before Surveyors Do
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- 2013 Payment:
Medicare Pay Cut Reversal Gives Practices a Welcome Boost
Congress does the last reel escape act again. If you were wondering how you’d scrape [...] - Compliance:
Incorrect Reporting Could Be One Of Your Costliest Mistakes
The three-day payment window applies if the hospital wholly owns or operates the practice. You [...] - IPPS 2013:
HAC Could Impact Your Reimbursement
Be careful to document all "present on admission" conditions for each patient. While the Inpatient [...] - Compliance:
Tighten Up Documentation, Correct Modifier Use Or Else, Says OIG
Many OIG suggestions ignored according to a report. When the OIG released its Compendium of [...] - SNF Compliance:
Find Out If Your Facility's MDS Process Needs Revamping Before Surveyors Do
Tip: Validation reports hold the key to RAI compliance. While reviewing validation reports, look for [...] - Industry Notes:
Prepare for Quality Measure Contract Discussions
Contracts between hospitals and insurers cover virtually every facet of care, so be aware that [...] - Reader Question:
Take This 'No Man's Land' Coding Advice
Question: A mother brought her daughter for a well child check-up, although she didn’t have [...] - Reader Question:
Check Individual Payer Consultation Rules
Question: If my doctor sees a patient in the office for something like diabetes, then [...] - Reader Question:
'Case Management' Can Be Coded Various Ways
Question: Does CPT® include any procedure codes for case management, phone calls to patients, filling [...]
